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Trump putting Big Pharma before the American people
On Tuesday Trump signed an executive order aiming to delay Medicare negotiations for a broad category of prescription drugs, handing the pharmaceutical industry a major win as it lobbies aggressively against efforts to rein in its pricing power. Trump's order, titled "Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First," instructs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to work with Congress to "modify" the Medicare drug price negotiation program established under the Biden administration. Specifically, Trump calls for a four-year extension of the period during which small-molecule prescription drugs are exempt from price negotiations with Medicare. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, small molecule drugs, usually taken in pill form and representing 90% of medications currently in circulation, are not subject to the price negotiation process until at least nine years after their Food and Drug Administration approval date. "Extending negotiation delay periods," Steve Knievel, a drug policy advocate at Public Citizen added, "is nothing but a total capitulation to the demands of drug corporation lobbyists that want to continue to overcharge Medicare beneficiaries and taxpayers." "Make no mistake," Patients for Affordable Drugs executive director Merith Basey said of the legislation, "this is yet another attempt by Big Pharma to rig the system in its favour at the expense of patients." 'Rig the system': Alarm sounded as Trump backtracks on major promise -
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When is the 60 day visa-free entry changing?
the decision to allow entry or not can often be decided by the IO in front of you. Were you land or air crossing? Whereabouts how long had you been in Thailand before - multiple entries over several months, one 60 day - "back to back" is just going out and coming straight back within 24 hours? THere is also the possibility he just took offence to something you did or said. Trouble is once you've been told, it is hard for that officer to reverse because they would lose face -
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How long has it been since you lived out of your native country
Left home 60 yrs ago. Spread my time over 10 countries. Best time was in African countries & Cambodia. Yet the longest time I have been in Thailand. -
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US Expat in Thailand Faces 10 Years for Threatening US Senator
I suspect that you are an amateur psychiatrist whom everyone hates. You need Xanax. -
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Trump Eyes Wave of New Trade Deals Amid 90-Day Tariff Pause
So do you agree or not? Tariffs - especially applied in the 'blanket' way proposed - may reduce demand and/or cause inflation and/or reduce profits? If so, why is worth running this risk? -
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Illegal Foreign Tour Guides Bypass Thai Law with Bribes
Nothing because they pay a bribe to the Thai officials that are investigating them!
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